Our Wahany Johnson Sambou reports that the balls delivered their verdict with an interesting draw with shocks and many derbies.

The drawings for AFCON 2021 was held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football in Cairo on Thursday.

It was a fairly balanced draw for some but an exciting challenge for others.

“It’s a very balanced draw for us. We are going to meet our neighbours from Mauritania and it is really a real pleasure to meet our Mauritanian neighbours in an official competition for the first time, knowing that we met them in the youth competitions where they took us out in the competition. It must be the U17 or U19, I don’t remember very well. So it’s going to be great games, a great competition’‘, said Moroccan Football Federation VP, Khamza El Hajoui.

The Mauritania n team will play without holding back against the Atlas Lions. The team Mourabitounes yearn for a return to the AFCON for a second consecutive time.

“Certainly it’s difficult, but we believe in our chances, we believe above all in our abilities and the will we had, the ambition we always have to progress, to continue to grow. We’ll do everything, we’re already getting ready. I wouldn’t say that we’re preparing today, we’ve been preparing since the day we left the AFCON and we’re going to continue to prepare and why not repeat the feat and come back to the AFCON. And why not do better?’‘, Mauritarian Football Federation President, Ahmed Yahya said.

Our Wahany Johnson Sambou reports that the balls delivered their verdict with an interesting draw with shocks and many derbies. Cameroon will host the 2021 African Cup of Nations.

Our Wahany Johnson Sambou reports that the balls delivered their verdict with an interesting draw with shocks and many derbies.

The drawings for AFCON 2021 was held on the sidelines of the General Assembly of the Confederation of African Football in Cairo on Thursday.

It was a fairly balanced draw for some but an exciting challenge for others.

“It’s a very balanced draw for us. We are going to meet our neighbours from Mauritania and it is really a real pleasure to meet our Mauritanian neighbours in an official competition for the first time, knowing that we met them in the youth competitions where they took us out in the competition. It must be the U17 or U19, I don’t remember very well. So it’s going to be great games, a great competition’‘, said Moroccan Football Federation VP, Khamza El Hajoui.

The Mauritania n team will play without holding back against the Atlas Lions. The team Mourabitounes yearn for a return to the AFCON for a second consecutive time.

“Certainly it’s difficult, but we believe in our chances, we believe above all in our abilities and the will we had, the ambition we always have to progress, to continue to grow. We’ll do everything, we’re already getting ready. I wouldn’t say that we’re preparing today, we’ve been preparing since the day we left the AFCON and we’re going to continue to prepare and why not repeat the feat and come back to the AFCON. And why not do better?’‘, Mauritarian Football Federation President, Ahmed Yahya said.

Our Wahany Johnson Sambou reports that the balls delivered their verdict with an interesting draw with shocks and many derbies. Cameroon will host the 2021 African Cup of Nations.

CAF has issued out cheque of more than 6,393 million CFA francs for its association members.

After FIFA, CAF has issued out cheques for its association members. The continental football body will urgently release more than 6,393 million CFA francs. Each federation will receive nearly 120 million. A subsidy to cope with the Covid-19 pandemic.

The health situation is still worrisome and is disrupting the whole of African football. Some championships have come to a standstill, others are waiting without being really sure when to resume.

And in the face of this crisis, FIFA is stepping up its initiatives to support the recovery of the world’s leagues. A risk assessment tool has been made available to the Confederations and Federations to ensure the safety of the players. More details to follow in this programme, coming up just after this short break

Since 2016, Rudisha has competed sporadically. He only raced four times in 2017, and did not compete in 2018, 2019 or 2020. He hopes to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

Two-time Olympic 800-meter champion David Rudisha underwent surgery on his left ankle on Thursday after fracturing it while walking on uneven ground at his home in Kilgoris in rural Narok County, Kenya, last week.

“The surgery was carried out by Kenyan team doctor and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Victor Bargoria,” reported Rudisha’s manager, Michel Boeting of one4one Sports in the Netherlands.

He continued: “During a walk on the compound the 31-year-old stepped on uneven ground, and initially believed it was not a serious injury. He continued with exercises that wouldn’t cause further harm to his ankle but after a lack of improvement over the weekend, he underwent an examination and was diagnosed with an ankle fracture at St. Luke’s hospital in Eldoret.”

Boeting says that Rudisha will be out of training for 12 to 16 weeks.

Rudisha won his first Olympic title in London in 2012 in what many consider to be the greatest 800-meter race ever held. Running from the front, he set a new world record of 1:40.91, a mark which still stands nearly eight years later.

Rudisha was able to defend his title in Rio in 2016, running his fastest time of the year of 1:42.15, beating Algeria’s Taoufik Makhloufi by nearly half a second.

Since 2016, Rudisha has competed sporadically. He only raced four times in 2017, and did not compete in 2018, 2019 or 2020. He hopes to compete at the Tokyo Olympics in 2021.

End of the season on mainland with the list getting longer. The Gambia and Rwanda quit after more than two months. Meanwhile, Burundi has resumed and Tanzania is expected to follow soon.

The African transfer market is under threat over COVID-19 and fears of a financial crisis. The stoppage of competitions is a hard blow for clubs, footballers and player representatives. We speak to a players’ agent, Adama Ndiaye.

And will the 2022 Worlc Cup in Qatar be as attractive as hoped? Qatari authorities are trying to reassure the world. They’ve promised an affordable World Cup, despite the high cost of living in the emirate.

Our Wahany Johnson Sambou has the details of these and more on this week’s edition of Football Planet.